Downes, 85, was almost blind when he and his 74-year-old wife, who had become his full-time carer, travelled to Switzerland to end their lives, a family statement released to the BBC said.

一份发布给BBC的家庭声明表示，现年85岁，几乎双目失明的爱德华·唐斯爵士，和已成为他全职看护的74岁妻子，前往瑞士以结束生命。